Judge won't toss out Yang life sentence

June 06, 2011

Attorneys for Marni Yang signaled their plans to appeal her conviction after a judge today refused to reconsider her life sentence for killing the girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle and the couple’s unborn daughter.

In a 27-point motion, Yang's attorneys argued that the court erred when it sentenced her last month to life in prison for the 2007 shooting of a pregnant Rhoni Reuter in her Deerfield condominium.

Yang, 43, dressed in a dark blue prison jumpsuit, with her waist-length hair tied in a ponytail, appeared to be more lighthearted than in previous court appearances, joking with her attorneys prior to today's hearing.